Seomin Minsheng Countermeasures Committee Files Criminal Complaint with Prosecutors Against Independent Lawmaker Kim Byung-wook Over Sexual Assault Allegations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The civic group Committee for the Protection of the Common People’s Livelihoods filed a complaint with the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office on the 8th against Assemblyman Kim Byung-wook (Gyeongbuk Pohang City Nam-gu Ulleung-gun, Independent) for violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act over allegations of sexual assault on an intern.

On the day, the Committee for the Protection of the Common People’s Livelihoods criticized, "The accused has damaged the dignity of a member of the National Assembly and tarnished the honor of the region through unethical and immoral behavior," adding, "Regardless of the truth, an official apology should come first, but he continues to make excuses."

Earlier, the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute claimed to have received a witness report stating that Assemblyman Kim sexually assaulted intern secretary A at a hotel in Andong, Gyeongbuk, around October 2018, when he was a parliamentary aide to another assemblyman.

In response, Assemblyman Kim completely denied the allegations and left the People Power Party, his affiliated party at the time, saying, "I will prove my innocence and then return."

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